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2 Medici family tree (Grand Dukes of Tuscany) 3 Structure of the family tree lines. 4 The descendants line. ... Medici: Lorenzo de' Medici: Giovanni Salviati (1490 ...
The House of Medici (English: / ˈ m ɛ d ɪ tʃ i / MED-itch-ee, UK also / m ə ˈ d iː tʃ i / mə-DEE-chee; [4] Italian: [ˈmɛːditʃi]) was an Italian banking family and political dynasty that first consolidated power in the Republic of Florence under Cosimo de' Medici and his grandson Lorenzo "the Magnificent" during the first half of the 15th century.
Lorenzo's grandfather, Cosimo de' Medici, was the first member of the Medici family to lead the Republic of Florence and run the Medici Bank simultaneously. As one of the wealthiest men in Europe, the elder Cosimo spent a very large portion of his fortune on government and philanthropy, for example as a patron of the arts and financier of public works. [7]
Lorenzo was born in Florence on 12 September 1492, a son of Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici and Alfonsina Orsini. [2] His paternal grandparents were Lorenzo the Magnificent and Clarice Orsini . [ 2 ] His maternal grandparents were Roberto Orsini , Count of Tagliacozzo and his wife, Catherine of San Severino .
There were four popes who were related to the Medici. [2] Pope Leo X (December 11, 1475 – December 1, 1521), born Giovanni de' Medici, was pope from 1513 to his death. [3] Pope Clement VII (May 26, 1478 – September 25, 1534), born Giulio di Giuliano de' Medici, was a cardinal from 1513 to 1523 and was pope from 1523 to 1534. [4]
Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany 2 children: 5 March 1694: Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Further Austria: 17 May 1628, Son of Claudia de' Medici and Leopold V, Archduke of Austria: Anna de'Medici 1 child: December 30, 1662: Archduchess Isabella Clara of Austria: c. 1629, Daughter of Claudia de' Medici and Leopold V, Archduke of ...
The first de facto Lord (Italian: Signore) in the history of the Republic of Florence was Cosimo de' Medici.Thanks to his moderate policy, Cosimo managed to maintain power for over thirty years until his death, ruling the state silently through his trusted men and thus allowing the consolidation of his family, the Medici, in the government of Florence.
Giorgio Benigno Salviati (died 1520), Bosnian-born adopted member of the family, theologian and archbishop; Jacopo Salviati (1461–1533), married Lucrezia de' Medici; Giovanni Salviati (1490–1553), cardinal; Maria Salviati (1499–1543), daughter of Lucrezia di Medici and Jacopo Salviati, married Giovanni delle Bande Nere, mother of Cosimo I ...
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